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¹ Verily, verily I say to you, he that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.² But he that entereth in by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep. ³ To him the door-keeper openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.⁴ And when he hath led forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.⁵ They will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.⁶ This parable spake Jesus to them; but they understood not what things they were which he spake to them.⁷ Therefore Jesus said to them again, Verily, verily I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.⁸ Whosoever are come before me, are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.⁹ I am the door; if any one enter in by me, he shall be safe, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it abundantly.¹¹ I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.¹² But the hireling, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: so the wolf seizeth them, and scattereth the flock.¹³ The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.¹⁴ I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine;¹⁵ (As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father) and I lay down my life for the sheep.¹⁶ I have also other sheep which are not of this fold: I must bring them likewise, and they will hear my voice, and there shall be one flock, and one shepherd.¹⁷ Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.¹⁸ No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.

¹⁹ This commission have I received of my Father. There was again a division among the Jews, because of these sayings.²⁰ Many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?²¹ Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

²² Now the feast of the dedication came on at Jerusalem: and it was winter.²³ And Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon's portico.²⁴ Then came the Jews round about him, and said to him, How long dost thou keep us in suspense?²⁵ If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I have told you; yet ye do not believe: the works that I do in my Father's name, they testify of me.²⁶ But, as I have told you, ye do not believe, because ye are not of my sheep.²⁷ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.²⁸ And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.²⁹ My Father, who gave them me, is greater than all; and none shall pluck them out of my Father's hand.³⁰ I and the Father are one.³¹ Then the Jews again took up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father;³² for which of those works do ye stone me?³³ The Jews answered him, We stone thee not for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.³⁴ Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?³⁵ If he call them gods, to whom the word of³⁶ God came (and the scripture cannot be broken) Say ye of him whom God hath sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?³⁷ If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.³⁸ But if I do, tho' ye believe not me, believe the works; that ye may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

³⁹ Therefore they sought again to seize him; but he escaped out of their hand.⁴⁰ And he went away again beyond Jordan, to the place where John baptized at first, and there he abode.⁴¹ And many came to him and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.⁴² And many believed on him there.